Vegan Challah
Round challah symbolizes the cycle of the year and are traditional for Rosh HaShanah; challot are traditionally braided for Shabbat. Either way, the key to delicious challah is kneading the dough.
Shabbat and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Seeing Through the Darkness: Inside Charlottesville’s Synagogue One Week Later
May we continue to be inspired by Congregation Beth Israel to turn darkness into light, to turn fear into resolve, to turn xenophobia into acceptance, and to turn hatred into hope.
Yitro for Tots: Creating Shabbat Traditions in Your Home
A guide to help adults learn how to engage young children in a discussion about this week’s Torah portion.
Finance Free Friday Nights: How Shabbat Can Help Ease Weekday Anxiety
Our Plugged-In Shabbat
As in many families, we found that the grip of electronics in the lives of our children was becoming tighter. This was not a good thing. In the mornings, our children would claim that they were not hungry for breakfast so they could watch TV.
Roast Chicken, South African-Style
This adaptation of Katie Osrin’s roast chicken - a family favorite - includes potatoes, apples, and ginger.
Shabbat-in-Training
By no plan of our own, our Jewish family took a different Shabbat journey. We went from being Shabbat participants with limited understanding of this sacred day to becoming encouraging facilitators that could expose the fun and joy of Shabbat to young children and their families.
On Being a Veterinarian & Observing Shabbat - No Matter What
Vayak’heil for Tots: Engaging with your community
...all the artisans who were engaged in the tasks of the sanctuary came, from the task upon which each one was engaged, and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than is needed for the tasks entailed in the work that the Eternal has commanded to be done."